Welcome to the 2011 spring edition of the Server and StorageIO Group (StorageIO) newsletter. For those who missed the winter 2011 edition, you can find it and other previous editions here. As with previous editions, this StorageIO news letter contains links to various blog posts, videos, audio, interviews and commentary on IT industry technologies trends and related topics.

Speaking of IT Clouds, StorageIO is now a member of the Open Data Center Alliance. The Alliance is led by a Steering Committee of global IT leaders (BMW, China Life, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Lockheed Martin, Marriott International, Inc., National Australia Bank, Shell, Terremark and UBS). The steering committee was joined by 60 additional companies at Alliance inception. StorageIO has become a member of the Open Data Center Alliance and encourages others to check them out.

The Open Data Center Alliance is comprised of leading global IT managers who are working together to define and promote data center requirements for the cloud and beyond.

Hope you are doing well, look forward to sharing more with you soon as well as catching up at one of the many upcoming live in person or virtual events. Enjoy this edition of the StorageIO newsletter and I look forward to your continued comments and discussions.

Out and About Events Update
Several in person as well as some virtual events have been added to the 2011 StorageIO out and about events calendar. To see more out and about activities, visit my blog as well as the events page for a list of current, recent, upcoming as well as new activities to be announced.

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